Good CHAdeMO Chargers on I89 in Vermont

Hello all. I'll be traveling from Montreal to Kennebunk in August. Starting to look like West Lebanon won't be open by then, though I hope I'm wrong. If it's not, I'll rely on CHAdeMO chargers until Hooksett. Now, looking at PlugShare, it's pretty grim! Several check ins indicate CHAdeMOs are often offline or presenting error codes when charging a Model S. People with experience on this route, which one has been the most reliable for you? Thanks a bunch. NP

Heh, I'm one of the people that's been posting on PlugShare. It is true that I've had a lot of problems with the CHAdeMO stations along 89. Here's a quick rundown:

Burlington Area (2/5 potentially operational)
Automaster Mini - out of service, and judging from the tone of voice of the person I spoke with, it will not be fixed any time soon.
Freedom Nissan - my personal favorite. Incredibly nice staff, very Tesla-friendly. Unfortunately, the station experienced a temp sensor issue while I was using it about a month ago and still hasn't been repaired. An employee said it has happened before, but should be fixed "soon".
Burlington Electric Dept: contacted them, and they confirmed their unit is still down.

Montpelier Area (2/4 potentially operational)
Ben & Jerry's: another great stop. Sadly, unit is down.
VSECU: used a few times, but now down.

WRJ area (2/2 potentially operational)
Hampton Inn: success 2/3 times I've tried. Not the best place to stop though, there's really nothing around.

So, there are options. But, of the units left, a number are Fuji units which appear to frequently experience the VE122 error. I've hit VE122 errors on a few occasions, but I also have had success with Fuji chargers. Hit or miss. After a really rough trip there and back, I'm now taking my ICE for this route. Sad...

You better be wrong about the Lebanon station not being open in August!

And I was looking for a pick me up. ;-) Seriously, many thanks for the rundown. Have you ever tried the Winoosky Parking Garage and Marketplace Garage ones? I assume this is where you got the VE122 errors? Fingers crossed for West Lebanon.

I actually haven't tried either of those. I've been a little shy due to the troubles others have had with them. Plus, the parking situations sound complicated. I'd love to hear a first hand experience with them, though.

I have VE122 errors at the VSECU location twice. That was before that spot went out of service completely. I'm telling you, I'm cursed!

Also, the eVgo network that runs the WRJ stations will not send a card to a Canadian address. This means you may have to call and pay $9.99 each time for a session. And sessions are limited to 30 minutes. With the 25 kW cap, $9.99 for 12.5 kWh isn't cheap.

30% charge should barely get you to Hooksett. If West Leb isn't running, you could stop for an hour or two in the Hanover area and pick up a bit of a cushion. There are several options on plugshare (30A chargepoints in the town garage, an 80A HPWC on Plugshare, and hcsharp's house in Thetford, VT (80A).

I will be in Hanover this weekend; I'll check on West Leb while I'm there.

30% charge should barely get you to Hooksett. If West Leb isn't running, you could stop for an hour or two in the Hanover area and pick up a bit of a cushion. There are several options on plugshare (30A chargepoints in the town garage, an 80A HPWC on Plugshare, and hcsharp's house in Thetford, VT (80A).

I will be in Hanover this weekend; I'll check on West Leb while I'm there.

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Thanks. Do let us know what you see.

Never tried other people's home chargers but I guess that would be an option. That being said, my first fallback if West Leb isn't live would be CHAdeMO at the Hampton Inn in White River Junction.